Journal article
Monetary Reward Processing in Obese Individuals With and Without Binge Eating Disorder
Abstract
BACKGROUND: An important step in obesity research involves identifying neurobiological underpinnings of nonfood reward processing unique to specific subgroups of obese individuals.
METHODS: Nineteen obese individuals seeking treatment for binge eating disorder (BED) were compared with 19 non-BED obese individuals (OB) and 19 lean control subjects (LC) while performing a monetary reward/loss task that parses anticipatory and outcome components …
Authors
Balodis IM; Kober H; Worhunsky PD; White MA; Stevens MC; Pearlson GD; Sinha R; Grilo CM; Potenza MN
Journal
Biological Psychiatry, Vol. 73, No. 9, pp. 877–886
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.01.014
ISSN
0006-3223